selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
older brother and younger sister
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
furnishings; implements; equipment
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name